Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul Deny Veterans Thousands of Jobs

We've known for a decade now that repugs don't really give a flying fuck about the troops, except for how they can be used as cannon fodder to enrich oil companies and fiscal excuses to enrich contractors like Halliburton and Blackwater.

But yesterday repugs finally abandoned the last shreds of faux patriotism to sacrifice veterans on the altar of denying President Obama the tiniest victory.

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog:

But because there are also Democrats in Congress, Republicans must sometimes confine themselves -- particularly in the Senate -- to blocking legislation written by grown-ups:

Senate Republicans stopped the veterans jobs bill Wednesday by forcing a budget point of order vote.

... Democrats needed 60 votes, but got only 58.

... The Veterans Jobs Corp Act would have created new job-training programs to help veterans find work in targeted fields such as national park conservation, historic preservation projects, police work and firefighting, among others.

Sens. Scott Brown (Mass.), Susan Collins (Maine), Dean Heller (Nev.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Olympia Snowe (Maine) were the only Republicans who voted for the waiver, in a 58-40 vote....

But it's Obama and his fellow Democrats who are insufficiently patriotic, right?